Bagmati Province is exceptionally rich in forest resources. While the national forest coverage stands at 46 percent, 53 percent of the land in Bagmati Province is covered by forests. Despite possessing such vast natural resources, the contribution of the forestry sector to the province's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and the consumption of timber at the citizen level remain extremely low.On one hand, timber worth billions is rotting in our forests, while on the other, the import and use of foreign timber and environmentally unfavorable materials like aluminum and uPVC are on the rise.To break this contradictory cycle and make domestic...